Daily Archive: Thursday, May 14, 2009

– under new six-year grant Guyana is expected to draw down some US$63 million ($12.6B) over the next six years from the Rolling Continuation Channel (RCC) of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an indication that it has performed well with previous grants.

–reportedly has poor environmental record Paulo Cesar Quartiero, a large-scale Brazilian rice producer who is among a group recently ordered by the Brazilian Supreme Court to vacate the Indian reservation Raposa Serra do Sol, has alleged that the Government of Guyana has proposed to lease him land for 99 years.

Ex-police officer Shawn Hinds who allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old girl was yesterday granted bail in the sum of $300,000 when he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

A 36-year-old man on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice when it was read to him by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

“I kill meh wife,” stated Ronald Charlie, the South Rupununi farmer who is accused of beating his wife to death last Friday.

The Justice of the Peace whose electrified fence allegedly caused the death of a would-be thief, appeared in the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court on Monday to answer to a charge of manslaughter.

–Jamaican lab ‘for special treatment’ The police and relatives of the Lindo Creek eight will have to wait much longer for the DNA results of samples taken of the burned bodies last year, as the Jamaican lab where they were sent is undergoing some changes.

The four Canadian nationals, who were arrested early Tuesday morning after 9 kilogrammes (kg), 89 grammes (g) of cocaine was found concealed behind false walls in nine suitcases, remain in police custody and are expected be charged shortly.

Nine farmers from the Linden community yesterday received a quantity of sweet pepper seedlings from the Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP).

Chandradat Chintamani has been returned to his post as President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) following Tuesday’s election, which saw a shake-up in the body’s Executive Council.

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England,  CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle yesterday played down media reports that he was about to quit Test cricket and captaincy of the Caribbean side.

Guyanese poet Ian McDonald is among a group of writers/poets who have been short-listed for the 2009 Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize.

The West Indies full-bore championship currently in progress in Trinidad and Tobago has hit a snag as organizers grapple with the shortage of ammunition, according to officials of the Guyana delegation in the Twin Island Republic.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) suffered their first loss of the 2009 West Indies Players Association (WIPA) T20 club championship when they went under to Trinidad and Tobago’s Preysal Cricket Club by four wickets at the Guaracara Park ground yesterday.

A thirty-three-year-old man yesterday denied assaulting the mother of his child to cause  her actual bodily harm when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday took his offer for Guyana to provide the world with a model on how to address deforestation in a sustainable manner to the UN.

Charlestown/Albouystown and Plaisance advance Charlestown/Albouystown brushed aside Supply/ Soesdyke 70-41 while Plaisance shook off East/West Ruimveldt 84-61, as action in the Hits and Jams Television (HJTV) tournament continued on Tuesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

A $1M Presidential Grant was recently awarded to Kabakaburi to acquire a high-powered outboard engine to boost transportation services in the village.

…as Alkins XI make strong reply A patient and maiden ton from Essequibo’s Herrell Greene enabled Alkins XI to reach 327-7 at the end of the penultimate day in the Guyana Cricket Board Under-19 three-day trial match at the Police Sports Club ground yesterday.

Long-awaited LABA AGM set for Sunday Known around the basketball arena as ‘Zico’, Abdullah Hamid will be running for President of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) when it holds its Annual General Meeting at the McKenzie Sports Club on Sunday.

Five contracts amounting to more than $141 million for drainage in the problematic East Demerara conservancy and other areas were yesterday signed by the Ministry of Agriculture.

By Tony Cozier In CHESTER-LE-STREET Until Chris Gayle expanded yesterday on his previous day’s provocative comments on his future and that of the game itself, it seemed as if the West Indies would enter today’s crucial second Test under a captain who didn’t want to be captain in a form of the game that no longer interested him.

The Forest Products Association  (FPA)  wants to meet with Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud to examine  ways in which measures can be put in place to assist them in coping with challenges  brought about by   the current slump in the global housing markets which has directly  impacted on  timber export demands and pricing.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Andrew Flintoff has no regrets  about playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) despite  suffering a knee injury that ruled him out of the first part of  England’s busy summer.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard  was named England’s Footballer of the Year on Wednesday by the  Football Writers’ Association (FWA).

The first “modernized” weather forecast on local television, according to GINA, was aired on the National Communications Network (NCN) last evening.

Dear Editor, Kaieteur News (‘Rights of the Child Commission sworn in,’ May 9)  reported President Jagdeo  as describing the recent and ongoing protest by  the Coalition to Stamp out Violence as “cheap” because the protestors “knew that the government had to take care of a busy Parliamentary agenda which included crucial security legislation, such as wire-tapping…” The report has not been denied. 

Dear Editor, In your May 11, 2009 edition, you reported that the Auditor General’s Office is heading in the direction of performance audits that examine how wisely government money is being spent. 

DURBAN, (Reuters) – Medium pacer Rajat Bhatia sparked  a collapse by capturing four wickets as Indian Premier League  leaders Delhi Daredevils beat the Deccan Chargers by 12 runs yesterday.

Guyanese have no need to be concerned following the discovery of one case of the H1N1 flu in Cuba as that country is one that would take stringent precautions to ensure that the virus is contained, Health Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy has said.

MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – The H1N1 flu virus is  making fewer people in Mexico sick and will likely cause no  more than 100 deaths in the country, Health Minister Jose Angel  Cordova said yesterday.

Two gun-toting bandits robbed six men at Enterprise, East Coast Demerara (ECD) late Tuesday night after reportedly committing the same act on a family at their home.

Dear Editor, In response to Rajendra Bissessar’s letter titled ‘Why are we arguing about who suffered more?’

MILAN, (Reuters) – Ferrari will race in other series  if they quit Formula One at the end of the year and the fans  will follow them, president Luca di Montezemolo said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Indian Premier League result and  standings yesterday.  Delhi Daredevils beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs Standings                                                    P     W    L    T    NR   PTS Delhi Daredevils                                    10      8    2     0     0      16 Chennai Super Kings                            10       6    3     0     1      13 Deccan Chargers                                    11      6     5    0     0       12 Mumbai Indians                                     11      5     5    0     1       11 Rajasthan Royals                                   11     5      5    0     1       11 Bangalore Royal Challengers            11     5      6     0    0       10 Kings XI Punjab                                      11     5      6     0    0       10 Kolkata Knight Riders                          11      1      9     0    1        3 * T denotes tied, NR no result Playing today Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings, Durban,  (1030 GMT)     Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals, Durban, (1430)

Dear Editor, I am a member of the Linden Utility Services Co-op Society Ltd, who still owns a property at 398 One Mile Hill Wismar.

Dear Editor, Rajendra Bisessar closed his letter appropriately captioned ‘Why are we arguing at this time about who suffered more’ (SN May 13) with the thought, “We do know however the history of the oppressor class as they own and control the media, the publishing houses, the TV stations etc, etc, and which they use to disseminate their ideas.

UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) – The U.N. Security  Council yesterday voiced grave concern for the first time  over civilian deaths in Sri Lanka’s war and demanded that the  army and rebels take urgent action to protect civilians.

CHESTER LE STREET, England, (Reuters) – Rival  captains Andrew Strauss and Chris Gayle played down reports of  friction between them before the second test between England and  West Indies starting today.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Waterboarding and other  harsh interrogation methods used during the Bush administration  on terrorism suspects produced unreliable evidence and were  ineffective, a former FBI agent told Congress yesterday.

Dear Editor, I am extremely saddened and angry to have read in your newspaper that Director of Sport Neil Kumar said he was satisfied with the showing of the female team at this year’s Inter-Guiana Games.

(Trinidad Guardian) – Shots were fired and tear gas thrown as residents and police clashed at Picton Road, Laventille, on Tuesday.

Keith Mitchell, who died shortly after being shot in the left thigh by a policeman last Friday, was chased on foot by two ranks to the empty lot in Anira Street where the incident occurred.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant scored a  game-high 26 points as the Los Angeles Lakers crushed the  Houston Rockets 118-78 Tuesday to grab a 3-2 lead in their  Western Conference semi-final series.

(Trinidad Express) – Rio Claro‘s most wanted, Peter Garcia, the man police have blamed for single-handedly having Agostini Village under siege, surrendered to homicide detectives on Tuesday.

Dear Editor, The Speaker of Guyana’s National Assembly, Mr Ralph Ramkarran, is one of a handful PPP leaders who has steered clear of unnecessary partisanship.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The 2011 World Cup should be  switched to Australia and New Zealand because of the security  situation and political instability in the Asian sub-continent,  former ICC president Ehsan Mani said yesterday.

The money from the sale of government’s 20 percent stake in the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company will be utilized to develop the information communication technology (ICT) sector, says President Bharrat Jagdeo.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – The ruling Congress-led  coalition was slightly ahead of the opposition Hindu-nationalist  alliance as voting ended in India’s general election but both  fell short of a parliamentary majority, TV projections said.

Guyana will by the end of August this year make its full submission to the United Nations on its entitlement to extend its continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, pursuant to Article 76 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

Referendum please The Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands has called for a referendum on the restoration of British rule.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Massachusetts approved the  toughest statewide restaurant menu labeling rules in the United  States yesterday, requiring major chain restaurants to  display the calorie content of the food they sell.

Dear Editor, I have just returned to Guyana.  I was out for the night of May 2, 2009.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Michael Carrick’s late strike  earned Manchester United a 2-1 victory at Wigan Athletic yesterday to move within one point of a third consecutive  Premier League title.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Europe has squandered the  opportunity created by the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago  for a new era of cooperation between East and West, former  Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said yesterday.

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds presents an award to Marjorie Arjune, a registered nurse and midwife in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the profession.

LONDON (Reuters) – A sexually suggestive Venus figurine with oversized breasts and thighs dates back at least 35,000 years and shows ancient humans had sex on their minds, researchers said today.

At the end of last week, two more women lay dead.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Cleveland Cavaliers forward  LeBron James continued to pile up NBA awards, adding a first  team all-star selection yesterday to the most valuable player  honours he claimed last week.

The Ministry of Housing and Water is set to establish a housing scheme for 200 low-income families in the hinterland under the second Low-Income Settlement (LIS) Programme.

Dear Editor, I would like to add my voice of protest to the letter by Vishnu Bisram (The Indian and African experience has been similar,’ May 11) when he tries to equate the Indian indenture system to that of African slavery.

Celebrating 100 years of public library service: a historical perspective of the National Library of Guyana By Ms.